1. Grown by at least 500 people in weekly attendance from ‘06-’07
2. Averaged over 1000 people in weekly attendance in ‘07
3. Grown by a measurable percentage between ‘06-’07 (usually 10%+ growth)

Churches meeting these criteria were ranked by numerical growth and then by percentage growth, and the average of the two ranks determined their final ranking. Each church was responsible for self-reporting their numbers, and consequently, some churches may not be included if they chose not to participate.

To see the rankings, numerical growth, and percentage growth of all 101 churches, view the PDF of the list on Outreach magazine’s website.

BONUS:

Speaking of churches. This just in from Digital.Leadnet.org: You can now watch YouTube Videos in Google Earth. The Google Earth team announced that users can now watch YouTube videos in Google Earth IF a video is geotagged with a longitude and latitude.

Why should this matter to you? This ability now gives churches the opportunity to embed a commercial for their church at its map location within Google Earth. The feature is located under the “Featured Content” folder in the left-side panel of Google Earth. Pretty cool.